After this, of her own movement, she never spoke of Gordon, and Bernard made up his mind that she had promised her mother to accept him if he should repeat his proposal, and that as her heart was not in the matter she preferred to drop a veil over the prospect.

"She is going to marry him for his money," he said, "because her mother has brought out the advantages of the thing.

Mrs.
Vivian's persuasive powers have carried the day, and the girl has made herself believe that it does n't matter that she does n't love him.
Perhaps it does n't--to her; it 's hard, in such a case, to put one's self in the woman's point of view.

But I should think it would matter, some day or other, to poor Gordon.

She herself can't help suspecting it may make a difference in his happiness, and she therefore does n't wish to seem any worse to him than is necessary.